Measuring vessel.



No. 672,883. Patentod A pr. so, l90l.

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MEASURING VESSEL.

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No. 672,883. Patented Apr. 30, mm.

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MEASURING VESSEL.

(Apglicntion filed July 81, 1900.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OLE S. BAGNE, OF PALMER, MINNESOTA.

MEASURING VE SSEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent N0. 672,883, dated April30, 1901. Application filed July 31, 1900. Serial No. 25,387. (Nomodel.)

To all whom, it mag concern:

Be it known that I, OLE S. BAGNE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Palmer,

in the county of Waseca and State of Minnesota, have invented a new anduseful Improvement in Measuring Vessels; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

This invention relates to that class of measuring vessels which areprovided with mechanical means for determining the amount which thevessel shall measure out at each operation; and its particularadaptation is for measuring skim-milk according to a predeterminedpercentage. The milk which is brought to a creamery by various producerswill yield at different times different percentages of cream, say fromtwenty to twenty-five per cent., leaving a balance of from seventyfiveto eighty per cent. of skim-milk to be returned to the producers; andthe objectof the present invention is to measure out quickly andaccurately to each producer an amount of skim-milk proportional to thequantity of whole milk which he delivered to the creamery, the averagepercentage of the skim-milk to the whole milk being taken into theaccount.

To this end my invention consists in the construction and combination ofparts forming a measuring vessel hereinafter more fully described, andparticularly'pointed out in the claims, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure I is a longitudinal verticalsection, partly in side elevation, of a measuring vessel according to myinvention. Fig. II is a top view of the same. Fig. III is a perspectiveview of the ticket-guide. Fig. IV represents a portion of the settingand tripping device as seen from the right at the sectional plane a: as,Fig. I. Fig. V is a fragmental face View of the ticket-box in the regionof the slot.

Numeral 5 represents a can, which is the measuring vessel proper of thisinvention.

6 is a pipe having an inlet connection at 7 coming from the skim-milkreservoir. (Not shown.) The pipe 6, passing vertically and centrallythrough the can 5, has communication therewith through holes 8 and isprovided with a vertically-reciprocatin g piston-valve 9. When the valveis located above the holes 8, as shown in the drawings, the holes areopen to permit the escape of the milk through pipe 6 and thedischarge-pipe 11, and when located 17 represents the legs on which thecan 5 stands. I

18 is the main lever, pivoted at 19 to a bracket 20, that is seen red tothe can 5. The

lever 18 comprises two arms, as shown in Fig.

II, joined by cross-bars, one of which is shown at 21. Through one armof the main levera rod 22 passes freely to the intermediate lever 15,and 23 is a stop-nut on the rod 22.

24 is a latch hung to the side of the rod 22 to engage a catch 25, thatis fixed to the can to hold the lever 15 raised, as shown. The other armof the main lever is provided with a forked or slotted end 26, the slotof which is engaged bya trunnion 27, that projects from the side of theticket-guide28. This guide is mounted to rock upon a pivot 29, that isfixed to the ticket-box 30. 31 is an elbow-lever independently mountedon the same pivot 29 and connected With the handlever 32 by a rod 33.

34 represents a ticket that has fallen to the bottom of the ticket-boxafter having done service.

35 represents a slot in the side of the box through which the ticketsare inserted for service.

36 is a guard-spring for keeping the ticket down in the guide 28 whilebeing inserted. These tickets are made of different lengths of somestiff material, such as strap-iron.

37 is a finger projecting from the hand-lever 32 to enter the slot 35behind a ticket to push the ticket into place. The finger 37 is muchthicker than a ticket, so that it will be sure to engage the endthereof, and the slot 35 is vertically enlarged midway,as shown in theadjacent detail face view, to admit the said finger.

68isafioat located around the pipe 6, within the can 5, to be raised bythe milk that comes ing position upon the float 68 to rise and falltherewith. This gage-bar may be bent to extend directly to the fixed rod39 and be fitted to slide up and down thereon freely as a guide tosteady the upper end of the gagebar, or it may be provided with an arm40, on which it is radially adjustable, and a binding-screw 41 to securethe gage-bar at any point upon the arm, as shown.

42 is a trip-arm, and 43 a crank-arm on a rock-shaft 44, which isjournaled in the end dashers 46 and 47 of a carriage 45, that is mountedto slide on the two arms of the main lever 18, and 43 is a spring actingbetween the box 30 and the dasher 46 of the carriage to pull thecarriage to the right. The motion of the carriage to the rightis endedwhen a scraper-like projection 49 thereof has pushed the latch 24 toengage its catch 25, as shown.

50 is a latch pivoted to the can at 51 to engage one arm of the lever 18at 52, and it is provided with a spring 53, that tends to thatengagement.

54 is a spring connecting the cross-bar 27 of the lever 18 with thelever 55, that is pivoted to a bracket 56, that is fixed to the pipe 6.The spring 54 is hung to lift the lever 18 to the position shown bydotted lines 58. The lever 55 is held in position to strain the spring54 when in service by means of a link 57, that is secured to theticket-box 30; but when out of service the tension may be let 0E fromthe spring by swinging the link 57 free from the lever 55. The length ofthis lever enables the operator to readily strain the spring to thetension required for service.

59 is a bracket secured to the can for holding the pipe 6 andguidingu'od 39 centrally in the can. In the normal unset condition thelevers 18 are raised to the position of the dotted lines 58, theticket-guide 28 is in the position of dotted lines 60, and theelbow-lever 31 and hand-lever 32 are respectively at the dotted lines 61and 62.

63 is a faucet by which the contents of the can may be discharged at theproper time.

To operate this measuring vessel,the operator first takes hold of lever32 and pulls it from the position of dotted lines 62 to the positionshown in full lines. This, acting through the connecting-rod 33 andelbow-le-. ver 31, rocks the ticket-guide into its present horizontalposition, and that, acting on the slotted end 27 of the lever 18, bringsthe latter down into position to be caught and retained by the catch 52of latch 50. Everything is now in readiness to open the valve and admitmilk. Now the producer presents a ticket that indicates the amount ofskimmilk due him, and the operator places the ticket in the slot 35 andpushes it in by the aid of the hand-lever 32 and its finger 37. Thelatch 24, which stands when set in the path of the ticket, is pushedfree from its catch 25 by the entering ticket. This permits the rod 22and intermediate lever 15 to fall to the position shown in dotted lines64, carrying with them the valve 9 to the position of the dotted lines10, which opens the holes 8 to admit milk from pipe 6; but the enteringticket meets the dasher 46 of the carriage 45 and pushes the carriage adistan ce correspondingto the length of the ticket, and when pushed inby finger 37 the ticket will drop down a little and rest against theface 65 of the box below the slot 35 and hold the carriage 45against theaction of its retracting-spring 48. Let it be supposed that the ticketis long enough to push the carriage to the position of dotted lines 66.In so doing it will carry the trip-arm 42 to the position to be engagedby the tooth 67 of the gagebar 38, and when the float 68 is raised bythe entering milk so high as to lift the radial arm 42 by said tooth 67the crank-arm 43 of the rock-shaft 44 will trip the latch 50. 'Thisinstantly releases the lever 18 to be raised by spring 54 to theposition of dotted lines 58, carrying with it the rod 22, by means ofthe nut 23 thereon, and shifting the valve 9 to the position shown infull lines, thus closing the inlet and opening the outlet to the can.The amount of milk corresponding to the ticket being now in the can, itmay be drawn off at the faucet 63 for the producer. The raising of lever18 tips the ticket-guide 28 and drops the ticket into the bottom of theticket-box, as shown at 34. 69 is a door in the box at which the ticketsmay be removed. The gage-bar 38 may be provided with any means foradjustment along the path of the coacting trip-arm 42, such as theslide-rod 40 and binding-screw 41, shown at the top, or as themultiperforated block 70 at the bottom and the pin 71 to engage the barwith any one of the perforations. Thus the percentage of delivery ofmilk relatively to the length of the tickets may be changed to suit thepercentage of skim-milk to be delivered on each ticket, or difierentsets of tickets may be furnished for the different percentages, gagedrelatively to a permanently-fixed gagebar 38. For example,let us supposethat a producer brings in one hundred pounds of milk rated attwenty-five per cent. cream. Then he should receive back seventy-fivepounds of skim-milk. Now the ticket which he receives may be markedeither 100, corresponding to the full amount brought in, or it may bemarked 75, corresponding to the number of pounds he should receive back;but in both cases the ticket would be,of such length as would cause thedelivery of seventyfive pounds of skim-milk; or if the whole milkbrought in were rated at only twenty per cent. cream there would beeighty pounds of skim-milk left for the producer, and either a ticketmarked 80 or one marked 100, but corresponding to eighty per cent.,would be given him. Again, the tickets may remain at one length for eachweight, and the gage-bar 38 may be adjusted to correspond with thepercentage of the skim-milk to be delivered.

It will thus be seen that this measuring vessel may be adapted formeasuring'fluids so as to deliver'any required percentage of a givenamount. Therefore, while the problem as above set forth would requiresome mathematical knowledge for fulfilment with common measuring andweighing vessels, the problem isrendered a matter of simple mechanicaldetail by this measuring vessel, so that when properly adjusted, thisvessel may'be used rapidly and accurately by an uneducated operator.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I believe to be new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is thefollowing:

1. In measuring vessels, a can; a pipe passing vertically through thecan and having valve-openings into the can near'its bottom;

a piston-valve fitted to slide in the pipe past the said openings; afloatin the can, a notched gage-bar carried in a slanting position bythe float, a main lever pivoted to the can and crossing transversely tothe gage-bar; a spring for raising the said lever, and a latch forholding the lever set down; a carriage fitted to slide on said lever; arock-shaft journaled in the said carriage and having an arm to engagethe said gage-bar, and a crank to engage the said latch; a ticket-boxfixed to the can and a ticket-slot through the side of the box in lineof the aforesaid carriage; an intermediate lever h-nng to the aforesaidvalve; a rod freely connecting the intermediate lever with the aforesaidmain lever; a latch for the rod, located in the path of an enteringticket; a spring for the aforesaid carriage resisting the advancethereof, and means for pushing the ticket against said carriage untilthe ticket rests its rear end against the inner face of the box,substantially as described.

2. A measuring-can; an inlet and outlet and a valve therefor; alatch tohold the valve with the inlet open; a float in the can; a slantingnotched gage-bar upon the float; a trip-arm crossing the path of thegage-bar and located to engage the said latch, and adapted to be pushedby an entering ticket to be engaged by a notch of the gage-bar, andmeans for shifting the valve when the said latch is released,substantially as described.

3. A measuring-can having an outlet and inlet valve; a float in the canand a slanting notched gage-bar on the float; a carriage fitted to slidetransversely to the gage-bar, and a trip-arm mounted in the saidcarriage to be engaged by a tooth of the said gage-bar; a ticket-slotand a guideway in line of the said carriage; a hand-lever havinga fingerto enter the said slot and push in-a ticket, and with it to push forwardthe said carriage; a shoulder to the finger limiting its entrance, and alatch for the said valve to be released by the said trip-arm,substantially as described.

4. In measuring vessels, an inlet valve; means for holding the valveclosed, and a latch for locking and releasing the holding means; aticket-guide in line of the said latch and mounted to rock upon a pivot,and connection between the said means for holding the valve closed andthe ticket-guide whereby the operation of the means tips the saidticketguide substantially as described.

5. In measuring vessels, a can having'an inlet and a valve therefor; aguideway for stiff tickets; means for opening the said inletvalve; alatch located in the path of an entering ticket and holding theoutlet-valveopening mechanism from operating; and means for limiting theinflow of fluid to be measured, also located in the path of an enterin gticket substantially as described, whereby a ticket in passing to itsplace first trips the latch and lets the valve be opened and then setsthe mechanism for limiting the inflow.

6. The combination of the main lever pivoted to the can and having aslot in one arm;

a ticket-box; the ticket-guide pivoted in the box and having a trunnionengaging the said slot; an elbow-lever independently mounted on the samepivot as the ticket-guide to bear against one arm thereof, an externalhandlever connected with the said elbow-lever and a catch for the mainlever, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I-affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

OLE S. BAGNE.

Witnesses:

SEGAR JAoKsnN, THOMAS K. ALLAND.

